Pasive Voice, The subject recieves the action instead of doing it, When do we use passive voice?, When the actor is unkwon or the action matter more, Basic formula of passive voice, subject + form of verb "to be" + past participle, Preposition used to introduce the actor, By, Active: Lions eat meat, Meat is eaten by lions, Active: The boys broke the window, The window was broken by the boys, Active: Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, Hamlet was written by Shakespeare, Active: The mechanic repaired the car, The car was repaired by the mechanic, Active: The fireman estinguished the the fire, The fire was estinguished by the fireman, Active: Caleb finished the Homework, The homework was completed by Caleb, Incorrect: The cake eaten by Jose, The cake was eaten by Jose, Incorrect: Many songs written in the band, Many songs are written by the band, Incorrect: The thief caught by the police, The thief was caught by the police, Incorrect: The castle built in 1239, The castle was built in 1239, Incorrect: Bob delivered his letter, The letter was delivered by Bob, Complete: The Mona Lisa ________ painted by Roy , Complete: Was, Complete: The goal was scored ______ Luis yesterday, Complete: By, Active: The dog bit the man, The man was bit by the dog, Active: The chef prepares the food, The food was prepared by the chef, Active: The storm destroyed the house, The house was destroyed by the storm.

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